“Next time what I'd do is look atthe earth before saying anything. I'd stopjust before going into a houseand be an emperor for a minuteand listen better to the windor to the air being still.

When anyone talked to me, whetherblame or praise or just passing time,I'd watch the face, how the mouthhas to work, and see any strain, anysign of what lifted the voice.

And for all, I'd know more -- the earthbracing itself and soaring, the airfinding every leaf and feather overforest and water, and for every personthe body glowing inside the clotheslike a light.”
―
William Stafford,
An Oregon Message

“Next time, mind the time! So many people waste their time as if they are so sure of the next time, but no one is all that very sure, with all certainty, of what is in next time! Next time, mind the time!”
―
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah